Merrill Lynch Fined £13.2 million ($19.8 million) for 35 Million Compliance Lapses
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority fined Merrill Lynch International a record £13.2 million ($19.8 million) for inaccurately reporting more than 30 million transactions and for failing to report another 120,000 transactions over several years. The size of the fine marks the highest ever imposed for transaction reporting failures. Details inside.
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